Tyrone T. Thomas published four editions of 100 walks in Tasmania, before increasing the number to 120 for the fifth edition. While many of the walks described are very easy ‘family walks’, barely lasting a couple of hours, there are still a great number of interesting walks, and the selection of routes is very good. Despite the high number of walks covered, each walk description has sufficient detail for a moderately attentive navigator to complete without getting lost.

As with Thomas’s other guidebooks, the greatest drawbacks are the murky and difficult to interpret maps and the complete lack of book design. With the exception of a few pages of photos, it really is just a typed description of walks, black and white throughout, with no attention paid to how the pages look to a reader browsing for ideas. As such, it looks more like a product of 30 years ago than a modern guidebook. While this book has many good ideas for walks, it is getting a little out of date. --© David Sisson